FFO FLT, Sheffield United vs. Ajax (Wed Aug 13)


                     Sheffield United  |  Ajax
                          4-2-0-2-2 C  |  5-2-1-2 P
               Dave Thacker Caretaker  |  Peter Spall
                                       |
                           J_Urbig GK  |  GK A_Trubin
                       C_Cresswell DF  |  DF E_Garcia
                           J_Bagan DF  |  DF N_Williams
                           M_Sykes DF  |  DF G_Avila
                           J_Foyth DF  |  DF K_Frees
                         A_Diawara DM  |  DF B_Sosa
                      J_Mascherano DM  |  MF B_Tahirovic
                         M_Asensio AM  |  MF B_vd_Boomen
                         J_Sterner AM  |  AM S_Steijn
                           E_Osong FW  |  FW G_Mikauatadze
                          D_Drogba FW  |  FW D_Bellion
                                       |
                           T_Ernst SUB |  SUB T_Wiese
                         J_Boateng SUB |  SUB G_Trauner
                            P_Okon SUB |  SUB C_Ledesma
                         F_Bilbija SUB |  SUB Diego
                          C_Jerome SUB |  SUB J_Sargent




Min. 2  :(aja) D_Bellion finds his way through 
          ...  His quick turn fooled the defender 
          ...  J_Foyth wins it well 
          ...  Perfectly timed! 
Min. 5  :(shu) J_Sterner is closed down 
          ...  He plays a quick pass under pressure 
          ...  M_Asensio latches onto the ball 
          ...  M_Asensio hits the ball on the bounce! 
          ...  Terrific shot 
          ...  It takes a bounce of the defender 
          ...  The deflection takes it just wide 
          ...  That's unlucky! 
Min. 5  :(aja) D_Bellion knocks the ball past M_Sykes 
          ...  D_Bellion with a quick pass down the wing. 
          ...  Cross comes back in to him at a good height 
          ...  a lovely cushioned header 
          ...  J_Urbig falls over 
          ...  He recovers to tip it onto the post! 
          ...  But it deflects in! 
          ...  And goes wide!! 
          ...  J_Urbig looks relieved!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  G_Mikauatadze swings the ball in hard and fast with some tremendous top spin! 
          ...  J_Urbig comes towards the ball 
          ...  But he's misjudged it! 
          ...  B_Tahirovic with the header 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  Wide!! 
          ...  That was fortunate 
Min. 17 :(aja) G_Mikauatadze loses his marker! 
          ...  G_Mikauatadze flings a shot at goal! 
          ...  But he puts it wide 
          ...  That was a terrible attempt! 
Min. 21 :(aja) E_Garcia is taking a throw in 
          ...  He is taking a run up at it! 
          ...  He throws it long to S_Steijn 
          ...  An audacious effort from S_Steijn! 
          ...  J_Urbig goes down well to save 
Min. 36 :(shu) J_Mascherano turns past G_Avila 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  J_Mascherano tries to curl it into the bottom corner! 
          ...  It hits the side netting! 
          ...  The fans thought that was a GOAL! 
          ...  But it's not 
          ...  Goal kick. 
Min. 38 :(shu) E_Osong leaves K_Frees standing 
          ...  E_Osong unleashes a pile driver! 
          ...  The fans behind the goal jump up! 
          ...  But it's gone just wide!! 
Min. 39 :(aja) N_Williams with the diagonal pass to D_Bellion 
          ...  C_Cresswell brings him down from behind! 
          ...  But the ref gives nothing! 
Min. 41 :(aja) D_Bellion takes advantage of a mistake by J_Mascherano 
          ...  Can he make them pay? 
          ...  D_Bellion with a terrific drive! 
          ...  J_Urbig with a fantastic point blank save 
          ...  He gave the striker no chance 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time.
Min. 43 :(shu) J_Sterner flicks the ball through 
          ...  M_Asensio runs onto it! 
          ...  M_Asensio tries to lob the keeper! 
          ...  A_Trubin parries it, he follows it up 
          ...  He fires it over!! 
Min. 44 :(shu) J_Sterner changes direction inside 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to D_Drogba 
          ...  G_Avila reads it well 
          ...  He clears the danger 
Min. 46 :(shu) J_Bagan runs down the flank 
          ...  He plays the ball in to J_Mascherano 
          ...  E_Garcia with the block 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Sheffield United 0-0 Ajax

Min. 48 :(aja) E_Garcia is force to hold onto the ball 
          ...  No one seems to be coming forward 
          ...  He heads towards the goal alone! 
          ...  E_Garcia shoots towards goal! 
          ...  But it goes wide 
Min. 49 :(shu) M_Asensio beats his man 
          ...  M_Asensio goes for goal! 
          ...  He's dragged it wide!! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 
Min. 52 :(aja) K_Frees puts in E_Garcia 
          ...  E_Garcia with a bicycle kick! 
          ...  J_Urbig makes a difficult save 
Min. 56 :(shu) D_Drogba takes on K_Frees 
          ...  He runs past him 
          ...  B_Sosa with a nasty foul 
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge 
Min. 57 :(shu) M_Sykes cuts inside N_Williams 
          ...  He worked that well 
          ...  S_Steijn with a well timed tackle 
          ...  The Referee didn't like it though 
Min. 60 :(aja) Substitution by Ajax 
          ...  COMING ON: J_Sargent 
          ...  COMING OFF: D_Bellion 
Min. 60 :(shu) J_Sterner jinks infield 
          ...  G_Avila read the danger and stops the pass 
Min. 65 :(shu) Substitution by Sheffield United 
          ...  COMING ON: T_Ernst 
          ...  COMING OFF: M_Sykes 
Min. 65 :(shu) Substitution by Sheffield United 
          ...  COMING ON: P_Okon 
          ...  COMING OFF: J_Mascherano 
Min. 66 :(shu) D_Drogba runs at B_vd_Boomen 
          ...  The defender slips and falls over 
          ...  D_Drogba hits the shot with the inside of the right foot! 
          ...  The fans behind the goal jump up! 
          ...  But it's gone just wide!! 
Min. 68 :(aja) N_Williams brings the ball into the opposing area 
          ...  G_Mikauatadze makes himself available 
          ...  E_Osong with the tackle 
          ...  He came to the rescue there! 
Min. 70 :(shu) Substitution by Sheffield United 
          ...  COMING ON: C_Jerome 
          ...  COMING OFF: D_Drogba 
Min. 70 :(aja) Substitution by Ajax 
          ...  COMING ON: G_Trauner 
          ...  COMING OFF: N_Williams 
Min. 70 :(aja) Substitution by Ajax 
          ...  COMING ON: C_Ledesma 
          ...  COMING OFF: B_Tahirovic 
Min. 74 :(shu) P_Okon kills the ball dead 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He plays the ball across to him! 
          ...  C_Cresswell gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  C_Cresswell with a bomb of a shot! 
          ...  But it goes wide 
Min. 74 :(aja) G_Trauner sprints down the wing 
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space! 
          ...  He puts in a square ball! 
          ...  S_Steijn runs onto it 
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender 
          ...  Another tackle close to the line by E_Osong 
          ...  But he cant prevent the corner 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  B_vd_Boomen drives it into the box! 
          ...  G_Mikauatadze makes a firm connection with his head 
          ...  J_Urbig claws it off the line 
          ...  The players are doing the square symbol demanding VAR! 
          ...  The Referee runs over to the half-way line to check VAR? 
          ...  He's given it! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Ajax go ahead in this match now! 
          ...  Sheffield United 0-1 Ajax ...
Min. 75 :(aja) Tactical Change by Ajax 
          ...  Ajax have changed their playing style to L 
Min. 76 :(shu) E_Osong pauses and waits for support 
          ...  He runs towards goal 
          ...  J_Sargent fouls badly 
Min. 80 :(aja) C_Ledesma takes advantage of a mistake by J_Bagan 
          ...  Can he make them pay? 
          ...  J_Foyth with the tackle 
          ...  That's got to be a yellow 
          ...  The Referee ignores the protests for a card 
          ...  Dave Thacker Caretaker looks relieved 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  The Referee signals that it is indirect 
          ...  C_Ledesma swings it in 
          ...  J_Sargent takes control of it! 
          ...  Driven towards goal by J_Sargent! 
          ...  It hits the post 
          ...  But it goes in!! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Sheffield United 0-2 Ajax ...
Min. 81 :(shu) Tactical Change by Sheffield United 
          ...  Sheffield United have changed their playing style to P 
Min. 81 :(aja) Tactical Change by Ajax 
          ...  Ajax have changed their playing style to D 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 6 minutes of injury time.
Min. 94 :(shu) J_Sterner is all alone 
          ...  The linesman keeps his flag down 
          ...  J_Sargent goes in studs first 
          ...  The Referee calls him for a talk 
          ...  He's going to let him off for that 
          ...  Oh no he isn't! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He's told him he's going to keep an eye on him now! 

*************  FULL TIME  ****************



Match Details
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Venue                : Bramall Lane
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Sheffield United Match Info
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Best player          : J_Sterner
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Ajax Match Info
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Best player          : E_Garcia (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : G_Mikauatadze (74), J_Sargent (80)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : J_Sargent (94)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                        Sheffield United  |    Ajax
Attempts on Goal     :           7        |       9
Off target           :           7        |       3
On target            :           0        |       6
Possession           :          45        |       55
Corners              :           0        |       2
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       1
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :           7        |       9
Key Tackles          :           4        |       3
Key Passes           :           5        |       5
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Final Score          : Sheffield United 0 - 2 Ajax
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Player Statistics - Sheffield United
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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J_Urbig        GK  25   1   1   1  26 |  98   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Cresswell    DF   1  21  16  14  20 |  98   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  15   0  12
J_Bagan        DF   1  21  15   3  26 |  98   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  16   0
M_Sykes        DF   1  19  15   7  28 |  67   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Foyth        DF   1  20  12  10  23 |  98   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  16   0   0
A_Diawara      DM   1  15  21   6  27 |  98   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Mascherano   DM   1  15  19  11  23 |  67   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  15
M_Asensio      AM   1   5  22  20  20 |  98   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  18
J_Sterner      AM   1  10  16  13  20 |  98   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  45   0
E_Osong        FW   1   7  15  19  24 |  98   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  58   0   7
D_Drogba       FW   1   3  13  19  21 |  72   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   7
T_Ernst        DF  19   1   1   1  31 |  31   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Boateng      DF   1  18  13   3  27 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Okon         DM   1  15  19   5  26 |  31   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  12   0
F_Bilbija      AM   1   6  16  12  34 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Jerome       FW   1   9  14  18  31 |  26   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Ajax
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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A_Trubin       GK  25   1   1   1  23 |  98   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  11   0   0   0
E_Garcia       DF   1  22  15   9  23 |  98   0   1   1   0   2   0   0   0   0  14  16  36
N_Williams     DF   1  20  14  10  24 |  72   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  34   0
G_Avila        DF   1  21  16  12  22 |  98   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0   0
K_Frees        DF   1  19  14  13  24 |  98   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  17   0
B_Sosa         DF   1  18  13  11  23 |  98   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  18   0   0
B_Tahirovic    MF   1  15  19  13  20 |  72   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  13
B_vd_Boomen    MF   1  16  21  11  24 |  98   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0
S_Steijn       AM   1   5  20  15  22 |  98   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  13
G_Mikauatadze  FW   1   4  16  22  24 |  98   0   0   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0  24
D_Bellion      FW   1   4  15  18  23 |  62   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  20
T_Wiese        GK  22   1   1   1  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Trauner      DF   1  19  13   9  24 |  26   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  18   0
C_Ledesma      MF   1  11  18  13  29 |  26   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  18   0
Diego          AM   1   6  19  14  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Sargent      FW   1   8  11  17  25 |  36   0   0   0   0   1   1   1   0   0  -2  -2  28
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